Ep. 061 - Run, Swim, Bike, Repeat

Welcome to Attorney Heart, the podcast focused on bringing awareness to and promoting attorney well-being! "If you want to be a good productive attorney you have to take care of both your mental & physical health." Eric Casher Eric Casher is an attorney at the Meyers Nave law firm. He has been assisting public and private clients with legal and regulatory matters throughout California for over 10 years. His comprehensive experience ranges from public law and public contracting to construction litigation, workplace investigations, and public-private partnerships. Eric’s leadership at Meyers Nave includes currently serving as Chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee. He also serves as City Attorney for the City of Pinole and General Counsel of the East Bay Dischargers Authority, a joint powers agency consisting of five local agencies that manage wastewater treatment and disposal. Eric talks about his work helping clients in his current law firm, his primary expertise in the area of public contracts and government conflicts of interests, his litigation background, and being a City Attorney which he enjoys because he gets to choose what he wants to handle! Despite the challenges he faces being a City attorney, Eric has learned to strike a balance for all his clients. He talks about setting goals and prioritizing. His family comes first and he works out through triathlons, biking, and swimming to take better care of his health. "You're no good to anybody if you aren't taking care of yourself" Eric Casher Eric encourages fellow attorneys to practice "sticktoitiveness" and to be persistent. In 2015, the Black Law Students Association of the University of California Hastings honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award. He also received the “President’s Award” from the Charles Houston Bar Association in 2014. Thank you in advance for tuning in! You can reach out to Eric Casher here: Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.meyersnave.com/attorney/eric-s-casher/ -- New Attorney Heart interviews will be posted on iMATER NOW’s YouTube channel. Attorney Heart is brought to you by iMATER NOW. Stay connected with iMATER NOW and join its community on any of the following: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaternow/ Website: http://www.imaternow.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxXjsRYDF9Z8sk3Leu--RPw To connect with Fernando, the Founder of iMATER NOW and Attorney Heart, you can reach him on any of the following: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-flores-6a4b86/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1fernandoflores/ Fernando Flores is an attorney and high performance coach who founded iMATER NOW to help fellow attorneys live happier, healthier lifestyles. He also provides resources and information on the topic of attorney happiness and health through his Attorney Heart Podcast. Apart from being an attorney, Fernando is a High Performance Coach for Attorneys and Law Firms and a Speaker at Law Schools. Prior to becoming a coach, Fernando spent 10 years as a trial and appellate attorney. Fernando graduated from UC Berkeley with Sociology and Rhetoric degrees and then studied at UC Davis Law School where he obtained his J.D.